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Born in Ilford 1947 I lived just a few yards from Barking Park. I spent a lot of happy times there in the outdoor swimming pool, running around the field, riding on the little train, boating on the lake (especially the steamer), ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1947

I was there for 6 weeks in 1966 or 1967, recovering from a car crash which badly damaged my right arm. Had lessons on how to become left-handed!! Remember the pool, slipped and had a fall which for some reason got the staff very ...Read more

A memory of Farnham Royal in 1967 by Mike Alderson

Those of us of a certain age may remember going to a nightclub at Skindles in 1977 onwards, it used to be brilliant! It played heavy rock music and Thin Lizzy played there, also Budgie and Stray. ...Read more

A memory of Maidenhead in 1977

I remember the club advertising swimming lessons in the 1950s. So many people turned up that we could not get into the pool. We all stood outside on the grass where someone demonstrated the crawl and breastroke. We all ...Read more

A memory of Southall by Ken Chapell

I have very fond memories of Caerau. I was born 1946 and I loved Caerau. We had real fun times in the summer picking whimberries and your mam making delicious tarts, families gathering on the mountain for picnics, spending hours on ...Read more

A memory of Caerau in 1951 by Diane Vincent

Yes I remember the school - I remember Miss McDermot & Mr Stevens & also Mr Cowie - he stayed at our house (The Coach House) in Blackdown Avenue one night during the 1963/4 bad winter as he could not get home - I remember ...Read more

A memory of Pyrford by Charles Dixon Payne

This is where I learnt to swim in about 1956 as a 7 year old. The wooden changing cubicles were pretty primitive, looking back. I remember the cafe/shop which sold hot bovril. There was also a Brylcream machine at 1p a ...Read more

A memory of Enfield by Martin Iddon

In the latter part of 1959 my father John Maile established himself in business at 37 High Street, Chislehurst, selling wallpaper, paint and Wolf power tools. This site formerly traded as Bowmans ...Read more

A memory of Chislehurst in 1959 by Chris Maile

I grew up in Huntingdon, I remember the old town back then, Okendens, almost across from the George Hotel, and Wyles the shoe shop. It was a nice town. I remember the jumble sales held in all the churches were ...Read more

A memory of Huntingdon in 1963 by Patricia Mnych

I can vaguely remember Les Walker catching a big salmon in Rock Dub although I'm not so sure of the year. Lots of salmon were caught in those days, it was a great river until the water authority ruined it by over extraction at ...Read more

A memory of Thornhill in 1960 by Peter Dickinson